Lab members
Nicolas Cermakian
Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Université de Montréal
Researcher, Institut Courtois d'innovation biomédicale
Training:
Postdoc, laboratory of Dr. Paolo Sassone-Corsi, IGBMC, Strasbourg, France, 2002
Ph.D. Biochemistry, laboratory of Dr. Robert Cedergren, Université de Montréal, 1998
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 1992
Fun fact: In addition to a broom, Nico is skillful at manipulating swords and bows.
Priscilla Carvalho Cabral
Research Assistant
Project: Parasitic infections and circadian clocks
Training: Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, 2023
Fun fact:My fun time outside the lab is split between doing canine fitness with my dog, or killing zombies on the Xbox.
Danae Penichet
Student, program of Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Circadian disruption and schizophrenia
Training: B.Sc. Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Toronto, 2022
Fun fact: Danae had an unusual arrival on Earth: she was born in an elevator!
Sebastián Boy Waxman
Student, program of Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Parasitic infections and circadian clocks
Training:
MSc Neuroscience, McGill University, 2024
BS Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2022
Fun fact: Seb has been the proud winner of a food truck reality TV show!
Jae-Eun Shin
Student, program of Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Circadian control of T cell functions
Training: M.S. in Medical sciences, Yonsei University (South Korea), 2024
Fun fact: When not in the lab, you can find me dancing, skiing, or whipping something up in the kitchen.
Micah Provost
Student, program of Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Regulation of light response in the SCN
Training: MSc Neuroscience, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen/Int. Max Planck Research School, 2024
Fun fact: Micah once sold his living room couch to Adam Sandler.
Shreya Nandakumar
Student, program of Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University
Project: Circadian control of T cell functions
Training: MSc Molecular Biology, University of Manchester (UK), 2023
Fun fact: Outside of the lab I like experimenting with food in the kitchen, and once I accidentally melted a plastic spoon in a pot of caramelising sugar!
Juliana Meyerfreund
Student, program of M.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University
Project: Parasitic infections and circadian clocks
Training: BSc Psychology, McGill University, 2023
Fun fact: When I'm not at the lab bench, you can find me in front of a potter's wheel.
Albert Pelinovsky
Student, program of M.Sc. in Neuroscence, McGill University
Project: Circadian disruption and schizophrenia
Training: BA (honours) Psychology, McGill University, 2024
Fun fact: I like vanilla birthday cakes.
Shoko Eguchi
Student, program of M.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University
Project: Circadian control of T cell functions
Training: BSc Agriculture, Nagoya University (Japan), 2024
Fun fact: Shoko feels more skilled when swimming in the water than walking on land.
This content has been updated on 22 December 2025 at 22h37.